High-density polyethylene-based composites with pressure-treated wood fibers

BioResources

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 5181-5189

  Shang, Lu ^a   Han, Guangping ^a   Zhu, Fangzheng ^b   Ding, Jiansheng ^b   Shupe, Todd ^c   Wang, Qingwen ^a   Wu, Qinglin ^c  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Nanjing Jufeng Advanced Materials Co Ltd   (China)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Decay; HDPE; Mechanical property; Pressure treated wood; Termite

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COPPER; COUPLING AGENTS; DECAY (ORGANIC); HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENES; WATER ABSORPTION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ALKALINE COPPER QUATERNARY; BIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; DECAY; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(HDPE); PRESSURE-TREATED WOODS; TERMITE; WATER ABSORPTION BEHAVIOR; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE;

WOOD;

COPPER; COUPLING AGENTS; DECAY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENE; TERMITES; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FUNGI; ISOPTERA;

EID: 84872823141     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15376/biores.7.4.5181-5189     Document Type: Article

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